South Australian nut company, Charlesworth Nuts, has installed one of the largest privately owned solar panel systems in the state.
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Paper wine bottles take eco packaging to the next level
Paperboy, a new brand of wine in the UK is taking environmentally friendly packaging to the next level by packaging its wine in cardboard sleeves.
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Fonterra wins McDonald’s Best of Sustainable Supply award
Dairy giant Fonterra has been recognised for its ‘Doing More with Dairy’ program by being named one of McDonald’s “2014 Best of Sustainable Supply” award winners.
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First PNG Fairtrade cocoa beans expected soon
Confectionery brand Cadbury is expecting the first shipment of Fairtrade cocoa beans from Papua New Guinea to arrive in Australia in the coming weeks.
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Tassal breaks new ground with ASC certification
Tassal Operations' farming site in Macquarie Harbour has become the first in the southern hemisphere to earn Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for farmed salmon, assessed by SCS Global Services.
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EU committee calls to scrap buy one get one free food campaigns
In a move to discourage food wastage, the House of Lords EU committee has said that supermarkets should no longer offer “buy one get one free” campaigns.
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Progress for $10m Aquaculture Hub in Tasmania
Engineering consultancy pitt&sherry has secured key planning approvals for a $10 million Strahan Aquaculture Hub development in Macquarie Harbour on the west coast of Tasmania.
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Liberal MP launches counter campaign to Meat Free Week
In response to Meat Free Week, Liberal MP for Dawson, George Christensen has launched a counter campaign titled Free Meat Week - encouraging people to consume meat.
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Bega Cheese to develop new sustainability and growth initiatives
Bega Cheese has announced that it will invest in business initiatives that promote both growth and sustainability in the milk supply.
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Mahi mahi and Australia’s first tuna steak to enter MSC certification program
The Marine Stewardship Council will be assessing mahi mahi and tuna steaks under its certification program, marking a world first, and Australian first respectively.
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ALDI implements tracking initiative across canned tuna range
Discount supermarket ALDI has become the first retailer to implement a tuna tracking initiative across its entire canned tuna range.
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Progress for WA’s first abalone farm
Despite concerns it could threaten wild abalone stocks, Western Australia’s first commercial abalone farm looks set to go-ahead, thanks to environment minister, Albert Jacob.
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Global food price index up 2.6 percent, UN
According to the United Nations, world food prices have jumped by 2.6 percent in February, representing the sharpest incline since mid 2012.
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Why don’t we believe Australia’s fisheries are sustainable?
Worldwide, fish consumption now exceeds beef. Despite our love of fish, more than two-thirds of Australians think that our fisheries are unsustainable, a view that is strongly at odds with the scientific evidence.
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Narrowing global food supply runs climate change risk
New research has found that decreasing versatility in diets around the globe is making the food supply more susceptible to climate change related threats.
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ACT passes ban on factory farming practices
The ACT Government has passed legislation that bans sow stalls, battery cages and the de-beaking of chickens throughout the territory.
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Big food companies improve policies in developing nations, Oxfam
In response to a global campaign launched by Oxfam last year, nine out of ten of the world's largest food companies have committed to improving their social and environmental policies.
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Tetra Pak’s new energy saving pasteurisation process
Food processing and packaging company, Tetra Pak has announced the introduction of a new juice pasteurisation process that saves up to 20 percent on energy consumption.
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Landmark GM court case to commence today
The Western Australian Supreme Court will today hear what is expected to be a landmark court case on a farmer’s right to produce genetically modified crops.
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Converted bomb shelters used to grow salad in UK
A series of tunnels built 33 meters underground in London during the second world war have now become the home of hydroponic salad operator – Zero Carbon Food.
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